Oriental Illustrations of the Sacred Scriptures,: Collected from the Customs, Manners, Rites, Superstitions, Traditions, Parabolical, Idiomatical, and Proverbial Forms of Speech, Climate, Works of Art, and Literature, of the Hindoos, During a Residence in the East of Nearly Fourteen YearsJohn Murray, 1835 - 619 pages |
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Page vi
... allusions to the abominations of heathenism in holy writ are exceedingly numerous ; and no wonder , for most of the writers had extensive intercourse with the idolaters . Look at Moses nurtured in the palace of heathen royalty ; he ...
... allusions to the abominations of heathenism in holy writ are exceedingly numerous ; and no wonder , for most of the writers had extensive intercourse with the idolaters . Look at Moses nurtured in the palace of heathen royalty ; he ...
Page vii
... allusions to that system . Isaiah was most particular in his descriptions , and uncompromising in his denunciations against idols . Jeremiah , who was a prisoner to a heathen king , makes frequent reference to paganism ; and Ezekiel ...
... allusions to that system . Isaiah was most particular in his descriptions , and uncompromising in his denunciations against idols . Jeremiah , who was a prisoner to a heathen king , makes frequent reference to paganism ; and Ezekiel ...
Page 3
... allusions to , and illustrations of , antiquity , and may have been written about 1500 years ago , though it professes to de- tail events which occurred many thousands of years ago . It is now in course of translation for the Royal ...
... allusions to , and illustrations of , antiquity , and may have been written about 1500 years ago , though it professes to de- tail events which occurred many thousands of years ago . It is now in course of translation for the Royal ...
Page 5
... , some references to that great event would be preserved ? Accordingly , we find in their books , superstitions , and sayings , strong allusions to that fact . The following is principally taken from an ancient work called в 3 GENESIS . 5.
... , some references to that great event would be preserved ? Accordingly , we find in their books , superstitions , and sayings , strong allusions to that fact . The following is principally taken from an ancient work called в 3 GENESIS . 5.
Page 56
... allusions . The patriarch is believed to have lived in the year of the world 2315 , and there cannot be a doubt that the signs of the zodiac were invented by the Babylonians long before that period . Job , who is supposed to have lived ...
... allusions . The patriarch is believed to have lived in the year of the world 2315 , and there cannot be a doubt that the signs of the zodiac were invented by the Babylonians long before that period . Job , who is supposed to have lived ...
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alluded allusions amongst animals Assyria Baal Peor Baal-zebub Babylon beasts beautiful believe blessed body Boothroyd Brahma Brahmin burning called Calmet cast ceremonies Ceylon CHAP child Dagon daughter dead death deity earth East Eastern Egypt enemies enquired evil eyes face familiar spirit father favour fear feast feet fellow female fire fruit give gods gold gone ground hair hand hath head heathen heaven Hebrew Hence Hindoos holy husband idols Imaus Israel jewels Jews Kandian war king lingam live look Lord margin marriage moon mother mountains mouth never night offering ornaments person Philistines Priapus priest rain reference rice Royal Asiatic Society sacred says Scanda Purana seen Septuagint serpent servant Siva sorrow speak stone taken Tamul translation temple thee thing thou shalt tree unto verse vessel Vishnoo walk wife woman word worship Yama